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| | Alfre Woodard at Personal PAC
Personal PAC, a bi-partisan political action committee (PAC) dedicated to electing pro-choice candidates to state and local offices in Illinois, is hosting its 13th Annual Awards Luncheon at noon on Friday, Oct. 20, at the ... |
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| | Black, gay Men of the South Featured in Theater Performance
How do gay Black men survive life in Dublin, Ga., Jasper, Texas, Hickory, N.C. and other places big and small in America's South? The answers to this and other questions asked of 70 gay, African ... |
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| | Bond Behind Gay Marriage
Black civil-rights icon and academic Julian Bond Bond has thrown his support behind same-sex marriage, an issue that distances him from conservative African-American leaders such as Bishop Eddie Long and T.D. Jakes, according to AOL ... |
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| | Howard Brown and South Side Center Enter Partnership; CDC Funds Project
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a three-year, $950,000 grant to develop and test a culturally tailored ... |
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| | South Side Play Focuses on Post-Race Riot Days
FourWOMEN, a play written and directed by Peter Lamar Chatman, will start Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the NU Stage Theatre, 500 E. 67th St. The production focuses on four African-American women—'one black, one ... |
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| | Spirited Book Signing at Affinity
RedBone Press is celebrating the release of Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity ($16.95) with a reading/signing by co-editors G. Winston James and Lisa C. Moore as well as contributors C.C. Carter and ... |
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| | AIDS Expert Speaks at Medical Convention
Dr. Michael Alkan brought a world of experience to Chicago when he gave his keynote speech at the 56th annual American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Convention, held at the Palmer House Hilton. He talked at the ... |
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| | Buju Banton Concert Cancelled
Black LGBT activists and bloggers again rejoiced after claiming a role in action that led to a Hollywood nightspot canceling an upcoming concert featuring reggae artist Buju Banton, who has been criticized for singing anti-gay ... |
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| | Black Breast Cancer Survivors to be Honored
The National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer at the University of Illinois at Chicago will celebrate African-American breast cancer survivors at an event titled 'Hope Cometh.' The event will take place Oct. 7 at Mercy ... |
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| | The International HIV/AIDS Conference: One Man's View
Emma Tuahepa and Frank Guni. Rep Waters. Gregg Gonsalves. The XVI International AIDS Conference, the world's largest HIV/AIDS meeting, took place Aug. 13-18 in Toronto. David Munar, associate director of AIDS Foundation of Chicago, attended the ... |
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| | Event Celebrates Facets of Hispanic Culture
To close Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) , the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, Azúcar Enterprises and Verizon Wireless will present 'Vive la Hispanidad' on Oct. 13 at Galleria Marchetti, 825 W. Erie, ... |
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| | The Young and the Homeless
by Laura Kwerel Jermaine Edwards, 22, remembers one of the first times he stayed at a homeless shelter in Chicago. The beds were a foot and a half away from each other, and most seemed to be occupied by drug ... |
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| | Purrfectly Speaking: Love Letters to the Lost Child Within…: Recognition and Reward
In writing these columns I have learned so much about the reality of who I am and how I have been living my life, up to this point, as a 12-year-old girl. It's arrested development at its finest. During my time ... |
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| | The Gay Movement Is Over
PART I: THE TROUBLE WITH OPPRESSION In 2005, the gay press reported that two men were hanged for consensual sexual relations on July 19 in the town of Mashad, Iran. The story that they had been ... |
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| | Arc de Triumph
By Lawrence Ferber Actors Darryl Stephens and Jensen Atwood make a cute couple. Adorable. Heck—sexy. Unfortunately, the couple they play on Noah's Arc, LOGO Network's hit comedy series about a close-knit clique of gay African-American friend ... |
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| | Patti Cake: An Interview with Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle doesn't mind repeating herself—and not just when it comes to recording an album's worth of pop and rock tunes on last year's Classic Moments. The two-time Grammy winner—who is behind hits like Lady ... |
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| | Is 'Bigger' Really Better?
Author of Hung weighs in on controversy of penis size
When a gay man is looking to score, whether it's for a one-night stand or in his quest for love in the arms of Mr. Right, what quality is most important? Is it dazzling good looks, a chest complete with ... |
